Probes run up Trump campaign's legal costs

$700,000 paid out in past 3 months

Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports

Originally published July 16, 2017 at 04:36a.m., updated July 16, 2017 at 04:36a.m.

President Donald Trump's re-election campaign more than doubled its spending on legal fees over the past few months as its lawyers assisted the campaign in its handling of investigations into interactions between the president's associates and Russia.